Comprehensive care minimising harm models

The comprehensive care minimising harm model guides clinicians and health workers to assess a patient’s individual risk factors and plan care. Models are available to support delivery of care in both the inpatient and community setting.

Both models share the same principles:

  • partner with patients, carers, and families to enable shared decision-making
  • deliver care through a multidisciplinary approach
  • communicate and coordinate care effectively
  • recognise and respond to individuals’ goals, preferences, and care needs.

Hospital and healthcare model

The hospital and healthcare model supports staff providing care in hospital settings.

The hospital and healthcare comprehensive care model highlights the building blocks for a safe ward, including safety huddles, post-incident huddles, purposeful rounding, bedside handover, multidisciplinary rounds, transfer of care and data intelligence. The building blocks enable health care workers to provide safe, person-centred care across key areas including hydration and nutrition, cognitive impairment, patient care fundamentals, medication review, safe early mobilisation, end-of-life care, and patient-centred care planning.

Community model

The community model supports staff providing care in community settings. We're developing additional guidance and resources to support implementation. Check back soon for the community model infographic and related resources.

How each model works

Each model has two parts that work together:

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